There are several strategies you should consider when doing your estate planning. First, you should consider making gifts to the beneficiaries of your Will while you are still alive—during your lifetime. This is generally better than giving them money through your estate. Ask your accountant what the estate taxes re gifts currently are. You can […]
Everyone, especially someone who has recently gotten a divorce, should do their estate planning. The first thing you need to do is to take stock of your assets and liabilities. This can include a list of the value of your home or apartment and other physical assets; recent statements from your bank and brokerage accounts; […]
Cohabitation in the United States has increased by more than 1,500 percent in the past half century. In 1960 about 450,000 unmarried couples lived together. Today the number is more than 7.5 million. The majority of young adults will live with someone in a romantic relationship before they marry; and more than half of all […]
Open marriages have always fascinated people. Should we be expected to be attracted to, or intimate with, only one person for the rest of our lives? People live much longer today than years ago. Is it possible to balance the comfort and stability of marriage with the desire for someone new and different? Some people […]
When we get married we have a ceremony and celebration—a wedding. So why not have a ceremony and celebration to untie the knot and bonds of a marriage? A ceremony to release you from the vows and promises you made. A ceremony can be personal and spiritual to help the couple and their families move past […]
Jealousy comes in different forms, and there are various degrees of jealousy. Just like aggression and paranoia, jealousy can take on various degrees of severity. Some people let their jealousy become all-consuming and create a permanent wedge between themselves and their partner. It can destroy a relationship. Usually jealousy is caused by one’s own issues with self-confidence and […]
